Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people looked for work in a weakening job market. The jobless rate last month was the highest since January 2017, outside
Hiring in the US jumped in November, extending a long-running streak of gains that has bolstered the world’s largest economy. The report from the Labor Department showed employers added 227,000 jobs, led by
Purolator and UPS have paused shipments from some courier companies as they try to work through a deluge of deliveries brought on by the Canada Post strike. Purolator said in an email that
Poll: Americans’ economic outlook improving More Americans feeling better about the economy, CBS News poll finds 03:47 Employers added 227,000 jobs in November as the labor market rebounded from anemic growth in the prior
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc have agreed to terms for a long-anticipated free trade deal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced in Montevideo on Friday.
A nationwide fault with railways’ communication systems caused disruption on Friday morning, with the worst of the delays hitting rush-hour services in the south-east of England. Drivers found their radio systems were failing
Police in Manchester and Kent are investigating claims that current and former executives at the fashion retailer Boohoo have been the victims of stalking and surveillance. Greater Manchester Police said it is looking
Campaigners are calling for planning rules to be consider the environmental implications of knocking down buildings after a controversial redevelopment of Marks & Spencer’s historic store on London’s Oxford Street was given the
A music-streaming service whose shareholders include the U2 bassist Adam Clayton and the financier Guy Hands is closing in on a solvent restructuring that will pave the way for it to launch a
WASHINGTON — Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will not be wildly disruptive or bring back inflation. But that could turn out to